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Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend
Author: Freericks
Date: 03-05-2010 - 14:39

This past Sunday I headed up to Van Nuys to try and catch the detouring freight, and to my pleasant surprise found this St. Louis & Southwestern GP40M-2, with its Cotton Belt number intact, running the Day Bud switching Gemco Yard. I believe, from what I can find on the internet, that this is the last unpatched Cotton Belt unit in existance (but would be really happy if someone can point out that I am wrong).

First image is of the train being watched by a fellow ferroequinologist who brought his own chair to the festivities. (If this person is some one on the list, I didn't even realize that I'd photographed you until I was editing my shots... but then really liked the way it turned out).

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Second image is a close-up roster shot of the SSW GP40M-2. Long may she live in this paint.

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Third image is of her making her final shove, sorting a lone autorack, prior to getting put away for the day.

[www.railpictures.net]


Thanks for looking and corrections are welcome.

Charles (Cotton Belt) Freericks

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  Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Freericks 03-05-2010 - 14:39
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Freericks 03-05-2010 - 15:41
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Mike 03-05-2010 - 16:35
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Scott Thomas 03-05-2010 - 16:49
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Freericks 03-05-2010 - 17:05
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend e 03-06-2010 - 11:34
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend Sam Reeves 03-07-2010 - 09:23
  Re: Cotton Belt GP40M-2 at Gemco this weekend George Andrews 03-07-2010 - 11:59


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